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On average, clubs spent 59% of their income on player wages which ranks the League at 37th place of 55, this is almost in line with the Premier Division's UEFA coefficient as Europe's 38th best league.

The total wage bill measured €6.7m. For some perspective, Hull City, with the Premier Leagues lowest wage bill will pay out almost €30m in wages this season.

The English Premier League has a combined wage bill of almost €2.7bn, which is more than double of the second placed league, the Italian Serie A where the annual wage bill is €1.3bn.

The lack of 12 month contracts is highly reflected in the League of Ireland as just 3% of LOI revenue came from transfer fees.

When players on nine month contracts see out the season, they are free to sign for new clubs in the coming season and no transaction occurs between clubs.

On the positive side, the Premier Division has one of the youngest average playing ages in Europe with 24.4 years being the Leagues average age.